Choose the correct word or word-combination (Only one variant is possible).

Выберите правильное слово или словосочетание (Возможен только один вариант).

1. Police ensure that the inhabitants keep the peace and … the law.

A – obey; B – mean; C – make; D – pass.

2. The primary object of an efficient police is the … of crime.

A – invention; B – prevention; C – creation; D – development.

3. In police work much depends on the approval and co-operation of the ….

A – Parliament; B – Congress; C – criminals; D – public.

4. The Metropolitan Police Force was … in 1829.

A – done; B – made; C – introduced; D – established.

5. The City of London Police remains an … force to this day.

A – administrative; B – independent; C – subordinate; D – criminal.

6. … policing' is the basis of good relations between police and public.

A – Consensus; B – Military; C – Administrative; D – Constitutional.

7. Predominant activity of the British police is … control.

A – nation; B – order; C – public; D – crime.

8. The duties of a police officer focus on … people and property.

A – protecting; B – governing; C – establishing; D – discovering.

9. Police officers … the areas they are assigned.

A – observe; B – patrol; C – look after; D – come.

10. The police are not normally involved in civil ….

A – law; B – crime; C – act; D – deed.

11. A crime is a serious … such as murder or robbery.

A – act; B – crime; C – offence; D – matter.

12. A … is a penalty imposed on somebody who is convicted of a crime.

A – custom; B – criminal; C – punishment; D – court.

13. If a thief goes into your house through a window, it is ….

A – burglary; B – arson; C – murder; D – robbery.

14. … is acts of crime against a group (political/religious) or another country.

A – stealing; B – terrorism; C – assault; D – smuggling.

15. If a teenager drives faster than the limit he may be punished for ….

A – drunk driving; B – fraud; C – hijacking; D – speeding.

APPENDIX I (GRAMMAR)

Tenses

Present Tenses

The Present Continuous Tense

Настоящее продолженное время

to be + Ving (am writing, is doing, are fighting)

I am working.

Are you working?

He is not working.

Употребление

1. Действие, происходящее в момент речи (кратковременное – длится секунды, минуты, часы)

– What are you doing now? – I am watching a detective on TV.

Обстоятельства времени: now, still, at present, at the moment

2. Действие, происходящее вокруг момента речи (более длительное – длится недели, месяцы)

Dan is writing a law book now.

Обстоятельства времени: now, still, at present, today, these days, this season (week, month).

Изменяющиеся ситуации (изменяется качество, количество, температура и т. д.; часто употребляются глаголы get, become, rise, increase, fall)

The climate of the Earth is getting warmer.

Prices are rising.

Dolly is becoming a good specialist.

Будущее действие в планах и намерениях людей

We are leaving tomorrow morning.

– What are you doing tonight? – I am writing a report.

Обстоятельства, указывающие на будущее время: tomorrow, next week, etc.